The best nonsense on the Web and various other gimcracks and gewgaws.
11.16.2004
Dancing Citroen Commercial
If you thought the transformers were cool, you'll love this commercial. If you like music, you'll like this ad. If you have any interest in good advertising, you have to check this out. So, without further ado, I give you the
dancing Citroen C4 with more moves than Justin Timberlake and all the Backstreet Boys combined. This car has some moves and the music is pretty good too. I'd buy the car just so I could say it was the one that danced in the commercial. (via
Milk and Cookies)
WordCount
WordCount is an interactive presentation of the 86,800 most frequently used English words. It's a really cool presentation to boot. It takes each word and sizes it so that it's usage is proportional to it's size. Does that make sense? I think the
about page says it better:
WordCount™ is an artistic experiment in the way we use language. It presents the 86,800 most frequently used English words, ranked in order of commonality. Each word is scaled to reflect its frequency relative to the words that precede and follow it, giving a visual barometer of relevance. The larger the word, the more we use it. The smaller the word, the more uncommon it is.
Yeah, that's what I meant to say... but in any case, it's really cool. You can also check out
QueryCount which tracks the way people use WordCount. Very meta, but also cool. And if you are looking for more fun with WordCount, you can check out the
WordCount Conspiracy which lists oddly ordered words in the list, such as "backstreet leotards" or " Legally, priests lacked financing." You get the idea. Have fun with it. (via
Veer: The Skinny)
The Best DUI Arrest In History
This made me laugh. I don't want to spoil it for anyone, but here's the premise. A guy gets pulled over for driving erratically and the police officer administers a bunch of sobriety tests, all of which the clearly drunk man passes. Hilarity ensues. God bless the internets. Try it at Big Boys
The Best DUI Arrest In History or if that doesn't work, like it didn't for me, go straight to the
.wmv file. And if you're going to get pulled over, please do it this gracefully. (Thanks Jayme)